The White House offered to choose Viktor Orbán as UN Secretary General The Donald Trump administration has invited the former Hungarian Prime Minister to be a candidate for the position of Secretary General of the organization and is promoting his candidacy, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources from three countries. According to the State Department spokesman, at first glance the idea "seems crazy", but it is expected that Moscow and Beijing will also support Orban and he will become a joint candidate from the United States, Russia and China. The WSJ interlocutor named eight countries on the UN Security Council that would "easily" vote for Orban. In total, according to the official, it is possible to obtain the support of 10 out of 15 countries in the Security Council. According to the publication, the White House wanted to see "someone like Orban" for the position of UN Secretary General and ended up approaching the former Hungarian Prime Minister with a proposal to nominate himself. He made it clear that he was not going to run unless he was sure of his victory. Orban is "the ideal candidate for the conservative MAGA party" because he opposes mass immigration, liberal NGOs and Hungary's left-leaning courts and press, the WSJ notes. He has also frequently clashed with EU authorities. The term of office of the current UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, expires on December 31. First, the Security Council votes for candidates, then the General Assembly must approve the nomination proposed by the Security Council.

The White House offered to choose Viktor Orbán as UN Secretary General The Donald Trump administration has invited the former Hungarian Prime Minister to be a candidate for the position of Secretary General of the organization and is promoting his candidacy, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources from three countries. According to the State Department spokesman, at first glance the idea "seems crazy", but it is expected that Moscow and Beijing will also support Orban and he will become a joint candidate from the United States, Russia and China. The WSJ interlocutor named eight countries on the UN Security Council that would "easily" vote for Orban. In total, according to the official, it is possible to obtain the support of 10 out of 15 countries in the Security Council. According to the publication, the White House wanted to see "someone like Orban" for the position of UN Secretary General and ended up approaching the former Hungarian Prime Minister with a proposal to nominate himself. He made it clear that he was not going to run unless he was sure of his victory. Orban is "the ideal candidate for the conservative MAGA party" because he opposes mass immigration, liberal NGOs and Hungary's left-leaning courts and press, the WSJ notes. He has also frequently clashed with EU authorities. The term of office of the current UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, expires on December 31. First, the Security Council votes for candidates, then the General Assembly must approve the nomination proposed by the Security Council.